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I have lived in my apartment building in Silver Lake since April '09. In November '09 I switched to a larger unit, ending my lease and starting another year-long lease at that point. However, in the past month I have discovered that there is a violent sex offender living in my building who has not been evicted, there was a person who owned an illegal automatic gun who had a warrent out for his arrest living above me (who used my balcony to escape from the police) who was arrested, there was a young adult who died from a drug overdose in a unit, and now today I had an electric scooter that was worth $1000 stolen. I feel extremely unsafe and want to get out of my lease. Am I legally able to do so?

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In answer to your question, the written lease will govern whether or not grounds exist allowing you to get out of your lease. If the lease does not address this issue, then it is in your best interest to open a frank dialogue with the landlord and convey your concerns. I invite you to contact my office through our firm's website at http://www.higagipsonllp.com